CS #678 - Shadows and Reflections....

[Terri French]

Is it a reflection or simply an image flipped on itself to give the illusion? The answer in a forth coming image.

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Love it!!

 

[Clix Pix]

Both great, and I agree with Paul, the dramatic lighting makes it my favorite.

Thank you, Miriam! The sun was really beating down through the window and then I played around with positioning the rose in different ways and eventually this is what came out after. some time spent with it in post-processing!

 

[catalyst]

Well, been given the privilege to host another CS so here we go...

Sooo as we go through the seasons the shadows tend to shift; Winter longer than fall, than summer, etc. But also we get some nice reflections and so this weeks theme/challenge is to capture the shadows and reflections in your part of the universe. Ahhh... but this can be interpreted anyway you see fit - in other words you can be as abstract as you'd like so long as you can explain it. Keeps things interesting. Of course the usual rules and time span apply. And since I'm the host, I'll start it off with just a simple image. Happy Shooting!!


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Thanks for hosting; and for providing an elegant, and deceptively simple, inspiration for starters . . .

 

[catalyst]

Time to get my rake out . . . View attachment 1650918

Thankfully, in our mostly xeriscaped little yards, we have only a chokecherry and newly-planted hawthorns and redbuds (without many leaves yet)!

 

[catalyst]

Is it a reflection or simply an image flipped on itself to give the illusion? The answer in a forth coming image.

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That's one superb shot! I've been there (and have also read through the thread) so I won't offer any reply!

 

[catalyst]

This year, the ORD decorators seem to have replaced some of the incandescent lights with colder colored LEDs. I desaturated the other colors and boosted the blue to accentuate the effect.
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Excellent eye and PP work here, Andy. It makes me believe that even I could dance on that floor!

 

[slin]

I shoot a few different genres including church services so today was the Christmas musical at one of the churches I photograph for.... Reflections and shadows from the musical bells. View attachment 1651029

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[catalyst]

As promised... The answer to the reflection question can be seen in the same shot a few hours before nightfall. This is Peachtree Center Plaza in ATL and at the far end of it is a ground level water fountain so indeed a reflection. The plaza is always lit with changing color themes.
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Continuing on with the weeks theme....

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Wowzer on that 2nd - the subject, its shadow(s), and your treatment. Leonardo and craquelure walk into a bar for a dry white wine???

 

[catalyst]

I shoot a few different genres including church services so today was the Christmas musical at one of the churches I photograph for.... Reflections and shadows from the musical bells. View attachment 1651029


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OK . . . good thing that our Collective Shoots have never been any sort of competition (rather just a gentle kick in the butt to grab a camera and shoot something), 'cuz otherwise, the "mercy rule" would have come into play.

 

[catalyst]

Boston Christmas Lights...

Near the Boston Common
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Commercial Street, near Faneuil Hall.

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This is the Christmas tree that they have lighting synchronized with music at Faneuil Hall. The colored vertical streams of lights are coordinated with the volume and frequency of the sound:
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Spot on, Paul. Good shooting here.

 

[catalyst]

Experimenting today with bright sunshine and a flower and shadows....

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Another look at the same flower with its inner shadows::

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Connie - As a (retired) chemist, one of my remaining mottos is "Do the experiment!", just as you have been having fun doing - with fine results recently. Perhaps I shouldn't mention another remaining motto which is "Clean your glassware and/or dinner items immediately", for fear of angering my sweetie who occasionally checks in here . . .

 

[NEF Said]

I shoot a few different genres including church services so today was the Christmas musical at one of the churches I photograph for.... Reflections and shadows from the musical bells. View attachment 1651029


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Nice set. It must be wonderful listening to the bells. Brings back memories from my childhood and Christmas time.

 

[NEF Said]

Spot on, Paul. Good shooting here.

Thanks Eric!

 

[LyndeeLoo]

Boston II...

Over by the Prudential Center (the Pru), they had this huge ornament, about six feet tall...
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There were also these strange, lighted poles near the main entrance to the mall at the Pru...

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I wish our city could be decorated as nicely as yours, Paul. These images are so pretty!

 

[LyndeeLoo]

Experimenting today with bright sunshine and a flower and shadows....

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Another look at the same flower with its inner shadows::

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Connie, I’m going to start calling you the Rose Queen! You are knocking these photos out of the park; well done!

 

[NEF Said]

I wish our city could be decorated as nicely as yours, Paul. These images are so pretty!

Thanks Lyndee! It’s been a while since I’ve made the trip down to Boston (only an hour away), and I’ve never gone to see the lighting - it was a real treat.

 

[LyndeeLoo]

I shoot a few different genres including church services so today was the Christmas musical at one of the churches I photograph for.... Reflections and shadows from the musical bells. View attachment 1651029


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Ahhh, the cantata and the bell choir! Some fine and fun shooting, there. I especially like that second image!

 

[MiriamJ]

I shoot a few different genres including church services so today was the Christmas musical at one of the churches I photograph for.... Reflections and shadows from the musical bells. View attachment 1651029

Very pretty! I really like the composition on the 2nd picture!

 

[MikEm13]

Experimenting today with bright sunshine and a flower and shadows....

Really like # 1

 

[Clix Pix]

Thanks, Eric, Lyndee and Mike!! Well, gee, I bought this bunch of roses for $10 at the grocery store specifically for serving as photographic subjects. Gotta get my money's worth!! LOL!!! Now we're well and fully into the Christmas season it's time to shift gears, find something else to shoot....